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Perfect! Project completed.
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Sandy

On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:47:37 -0400, Viking wrote:

> 
> Or, you could simply make removeable bag inserts, shaped like the bag, 
> but inverted- bags that slide into the bag upside down, then removed 
> when you throw the bags into the washer.
> 
> Bev
> 
> sanrico AT highdesert.com wrote:
> 
> > Great idea, the mylar sunscreen stuff. Matter-of-fact, I've got some - 
> > needed
to
> > cover my front windows (west-facing) but it was blinding the neighbors, 
> > so I
had
> > to take it down. I wonder about washability, though. You could, I s'pose 
> > cut
it
> > to fit the bottom and inside sides of the bag, and attach it with velcro, 
> > same
> as
> > your scope.
> > 
> > Sandy
> > 
> > On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:53:31 -0400, Viking wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>
> >>
> >>sanrico AT highdesert.com wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I'm thinkng about some sort of insulation, made from recyclable 
> >>>whatever, of course. I have yet to come home in recent days with 
> >>>anything resembling ice cream, and forget about live plants and such.
> >>> Do packing peanuts have any insulating qualities? Bubblewrap? Any of
> >>> that kind of stuff that one accumulates and never finds a use for?
> >>>
> >>>Sandy
> >>
> >>I have been thinking about the same thing.  We are 30 minutes from the
> >>grocery store, and since my groceries go into the back of the truck, I
> >>often worry about keeping things cold enough for the ride home.  Here's
> >>my idea..
> >>You know those sunshade thingies that people use in their cars?  We used
> >>one to make a dew shield for our telescope.  We cut it to size, used
> >>spray adhesive to attach some black cloth on one side, and we secure it
> >>to the scope with velcro.  It works great to keep the scope just above
> >>the dewpoint.  Anyway, the kind we have has some kind of bubblewrap core
> >>with a mylar type coat-it's shiny on the outside. I had no trouble
> >>sewing through it when I made the dewshield, so I know it would work as
> >>a decent insulator in a homemade bag, or even for the bag itself since
> >>it is stiff enough to hold a box shape.  Maybe you could get some off
> >>freecycle or out of a junkyard or something..
> >>
> >>Bev
> >>-- 
> >>erthnsky AT bellsouth.net      BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm      NW Georgia 
> >>USDA Zone 7
> >>34.498N     85.076W
> >>
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